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TyGRE turns tyres into treasure

Almost 350,000 tonnes of tyres are discarded each year in Europe. Thankfully, researchers at centres across the continent are collaborating in the TyGRE project, an EU-funded endeavour to study the conversion of tyre rubber into silicon carbide, an industrial strength material used in everything from vehicle disc brakes to bulletproof vests.

Tiffany Stecker visits the Tubitak Marmara Institute in Gebze, Turkey, and reports on how scientists are turning waste into a valuable commodity.

Published 09 June, 2010

By Tiffany Stecker

City University London

United Kingdom